Cost of Living Comparison Between Sambalpur and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Sambalpur and Playa del Carmen

๐Ÿ™‚ Solo nomad: Sambalpur is 69.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 74.5% cheaper with rent.
๐Ÿ™‚ Family of 3: Sambalpur is 65.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 76.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Sambalpur
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.32 โ‚น213
$11.85 MX$211
-80.42%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$9.23 โ‚น848
$42.16 MX$750
-78.11%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$2.38 โ‚น218
$10.75 MX$191
-77.86%
Cappuccino
$1.59 โ‚น146
$3.47 MX$61.8
-54.18%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.22 โ‚น20.21
$1.45 MX$25.85
-84.83%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.17 โ‚น15.20
$0.90 MX$16.06
-81.11%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.43 โ‚น131
$3.05 MX$54.3
-53.11%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.44 โ‚น316
$4.42 MX$78.6
-22.17%
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Sambalpur
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.60 โ‚น55.2
$1.37 MX$24.36
-56.20%
White Bread (500g)
$0.48 โ‚น43.98
$1.87 MX$33.31
-74.33%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.60 โ‚น55.6
$1.54 MX$27.46
-61.04%
Eggs
$0.94 โ‚น86.2
$2.50 MX$44.53
-62.40%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$3.84 โ‚น353
$8.61 MX$153
-55.40%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$1.75 โ‚น161
$8.63 MX$154
-79.72%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
-
$11.02 MX$196
-
Apples (1kg)
$2.29 โ‚น210
$2.75 MX$48.91
-16.73%
Banana (1kg)
$0.61 โ‚น55.8
$1.43 MX$25.41
-57.34%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.95 โ‚น87.3
$1.87 MX$33.32
-49.20%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.28 โ‚น25.32
$2.17 MX$38.56
-87.10%
Potato (1kg)
$0.39 โ‚น35.54
$1.88 MX$33.50
-79.26%
Onion (1kg)
$0.30 โ‚น27.82
$2.25 MX$39.96
-86.67%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.47 โ‚น42.87
$1.07 MX$18.99
-56.07%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.28 โ‚น25.64
$1.07 MX$19.10
-73.83%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.11 โ‚น377
$4.15 MX$73.9
-0.96%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.58 โ‚น605
$10.34 MX$184
-36.36%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.43 โ‚น131
$1.68 MX$29.87
-14.88%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.04 โ‚น279
$2.48 MX$44.19
22.58%
Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)
$6.84 โ‚น628
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๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Sambalpur
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.40 โ‚น36.48
$0.55 MX$9.87
-27.27%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$5.70 โ‚น524
$26.53 MX$472
-78.51%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.15 โ‚น105
$3.22 MX$57.2
-64.29%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$2.48 MX$44.15
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$2.40 โ‚น220
$3.11 MX$55.3
-22.83%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.91 โ‚น83.4
$1.26 MX$22.34
-27.78%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$9,151 โ‚น840.7K
$30.7K MX$545.4K
-70.15%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$19.6K โ‚น1.8M
$24.0K MX$427.6K
-18.30%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Sambalpur
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$36.49 โ‚น3,353
$82.5 MX$1,467
-55.76%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$3.22 โ‚น296
$22.29 MX$396
-85.55%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$5.87 โ‚น540
$30.02 MX$534
-80.45%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Sambalpur
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$17.58 โ‚น1,615
$51.4 MX$915
-65.82%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$5.72 โ‚น525
$18.29 MX$325
-68.73%
Cinema Ticket
$3.56 โ‚น327
$4.98 MX$88.7
-28.51%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Sambalpur
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$29.23 โ‚น2,686
$200 MX$3,558
-85.39%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$2,069 โ‚น190.1K
$5,304 MX$94.4K
-61.00%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Sambalpur
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$23.32 โ‚น2,142
$35.71 MX$635
-34.70%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$28.81 โ‚น2,647
$39.56 MX$704
-27.17%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$52.6 โ‚น4,828
$80.6 MX$1,433
-34.76%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$19.52 โ‚น1,793
$88.3 MX$1,571
-77.90%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Sambalpur
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$64.0 โ‚น5,878
$969 MX$17.2K
-93.40%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$41.18 โ‚น3,783
$482 MX$8,579
-91.46%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$176 โ‚น16.2K
$1,595 MX$28.4K
-88.97%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$121 โ‚น11.1K
$1,184 MX$21.1K
-89.81%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$610 โ‚น56.0K
$4,050 MX$72.1K
-84.94%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$211 โ‚น19.4K
$6,522 MX$116.0K
-96.76%
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Sambalpur
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$387 โ‚น35.6K
$756 MX$13.5K
-48.80%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
8.33
11.42
-27.06%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input โ€“ minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Sambalpur: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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